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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Kirk Burnett
League: AAAA Region IV (moving from AAA Region V)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kerryon Richardson 5'10" 170 Senior ATH
Brett Burnett 6'3" 205 Senior QB
Tre Robinson 6'1" 210 Junior LB/DE

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Earl 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Big/Strong Lines, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Many Players Going Both Ways, Moving Up To 4A

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 29
2015 National Rank: #1979
2015 State Rank: #43
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.3
2016 National Rank: #1985
2016 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3745
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 85-63 (44-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.3
2015 Points Against Average: 18.8
2015 Differential: +9.5
2015 Wins: #2258 Richland Northeast (Columbia) (16-0), #3188 Aiken (30-9), #3510 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (24-14), #3510 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (42-37), #4087 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (38-37), #4269 Dreher (Columbia) (23-20), #4818 Swansea (28-14), #5477 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (35-27), #6928 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (30-0), #7162 Gilbert (35-0)
2015 Losses: #851 Hartsville (35-10), #1609 Midland Valley (Graniteville) (33-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-71
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; AAA Region V), 2009 (AAA Region V), 2007 (AAA Region IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/16 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (42-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce), 9/3 Lower Richland (Hopkins), 9/9 at Gilbert, 9/16 at Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg), 9/23 at Richland Northeast (Columbia), 9/30 at Midland Valley (Graniteville), 10/7 North Augusta, 10/14 Aiken, 10/21 at South Aiken (Aiken), 10/28 Chapin
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Richland Northeast (Columbia) (33.8), North Augusta (31.8), Chapin (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gilbert (2.7), Lower Richland (Hopkins) (3), Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (7.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (19.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2118
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%